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Thermal plants face coal crisis with 66 plants at critical levels
India's thermal power plants are facing a severe coal crisis with 66 plants now operating at critical stock levels, down from 59 just five days earlier, as electricity demand surged 17.6% year-on-year in the first half of September. Coal stocks have dropped 9% to 24.04 million tonnes, representing only 41% of normative requirements, while domestic coal production fell 3.1% due to weak monsoons and supply chain disruptions.